BREAKING: Todd Blanche confirmed as attorney general
The Senate floor stood mostly vacant when the gavel struck at 3:17 a.m. on August 8, 2026. Todd Blanche secured the role of forty-seventh Attorney General by a single vote, 50 to 49 .
Geopolitics
'This is the future for Europe': Fareed reacts to Moroccan migrant crisis
The perimeter fence in Ceuta surrendered to mass rather than force. During the summer of 2026, fifty thousand people pressed against the boundary, transforming a known geopolitical friction point into an immediate administrative collapse.
Morning Brief — August 8, 2026
The sand in Ceuta retains the heat of sixty thousand feet. In late July 2026, that mass crossed from Morocco into the Spanish exclave, overwhelming reception centers and leaving at least fifty-seven bodies in the water .
The Strait of Reckoning: How Nine Nights of American Airstrikes Are Redrawing the Rules of the Sea
Nine nights of strikes have turned the Strait of Hormuz into a test of military reach, energy security, and the rules governing global trade.
Compass Evening Brief | July 20, 2026
Five signals where authority, accountability, and implementation risk are moving at once.